Apr 21, 2017

While much of the world is engulfed in violence of one sort or another (whether violence in the home or on the street, exploitation, ecological destruction or war), a global network of individuals and organizations is committed to ending this v...

Apr 11, 2017

I request UP Chief Minister and RSS Parivar not to malign Romeo. Please stop using Romeo's name with your women protection programme. I hope these people are not aware that Romeo and Juliet is the title of one of the dramas written by Willi...

Apr 05, 2017

History bears witness to the fact that when popular agitations, demonstrations and unrest rise above a certain level in a country, and the existing regimes feel threatened that they may be toppled by these, they crush all democratic freedoms an...

Mar 25, 2017

Mar 18, 2017

I disagree with those who think that BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh is a victory of Hindutva ideology. There is no doubt that to some extent Hindutva appeal did influence the voters. But it was marginal only. In fact, several other fa...

Mar 17, 2017

A recent report from Equality Now titled 'The World's Shame: The Global Rape Epidemic' http://www.equalitynow.org/campaigns/rape-laws-report offered a series of recommendations for strengthened laws to deter and punish sexual violen...

By Dr. Javed Jamil

Mar 15, 2017

Following the latest elections, there is renewed frustration and a feeling of hopelessness and desperation in the Muslim community. Like always, our political discussions are always centred on the prospects or results of certain elections. If t...

By Sumit Paul

Mar 14, 2017

In 2003, I was in Pakistan for six months at a stretch to finish my M.Phil on Raghupati Sahay Firaq Gorakhpuri's poetry from the famed University of Punjab, Lahore. Holi was round the corner and I was missing its infectious bonhomie which...

Mar 14, 2017

The recent assembly elections verdict tells something. It apparently shows that the importance of regional parties is diminishing. It would be in the interest of democracy if two-party system/gatbandhan (alliance) evolves out of these results. ...

By Sumit Paul

Mar 03, 2017

A 20-yr-old Delhi girl's extremely wise statement that, 'Not Pakistan but war killed my father,' is being viewed as anti-national and she's being chastised by all pseudo-nationalists and false patriots.

Feb 26, 2017

The Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi is a site of great symbolic violence, though it might appear peaceful to the casual observer. JNU once again is in the eye of a storm. The administration block has been under siege. The unilateral im...

Feb 26, 2017

By Sumit Paul

Feb 23, 2017

The recent bombing by a female IS supporter of the great Sufi shrine Sehwan Sharif in Pakistan, killing 72 innocent Sufis and injuring 150, is a stark sign that Sufi Islam is increasingly at the receiving end of religious fundamental...

By Kaleem Kawaja

Feb 21, 2017

This obviously brings up the question as to what is holding back the major Muslim organizations and their predominantly male leadership from taking lead in both types of rallies; the ones against the extreme right wing policies of President Trump ...

Feb 20, 2017

History, with all its misgivings and qualms, has always fascinated me, specifically when it is beheld for gender equality and justice. When I first lay my hands on the history of progression of human civilization not so long back, it was specif...

Feb 03, 2017

In the foreseeable future, religion will be a major source of conflict within and among nations. The possibilities of conflict are greater in India where different cultures and religions do meet. However, such clashes can be prevented if...

By Nilofar Suhrawardy

Jan 24, 2017

Muslims are active participants in the Indian political process, from casting votes to holding high positions. But has religion always been the only or primary factor influencing their decision to vote?

By Kaleem Kawaja

Jan 08, 2017

Year after year the Muslim voters remained the vote banks of otherwise secular parties and remained afraid of demanding equitable development for their community. But starting in 2010 the Muslim voters adopted a pattern of strategic voting.